Excalibur40, you can email me at [email protected].

[ATTACH=CONFIG]550841[/ATTACH] Well I got my new sea strainer parts $7. Each. Not bad the cheapest I found online was $65. Each on ebay. Time will tell but I don't forsee any problems out of them. What do you guys think did I cut a corner I shouldn't have?

Non much sea weed in Kansas. You don't have to run them if that doesn't work...

I kinda figured since I had them I would run them. Can anyone tell me if trs drives have any bellows that can leak water into the bilge? I'm new to the trs stuff but have had plenty of alphas leak in the past. I'm planing on just changing the oil in them and running them if I don't have to worry about leaks

TRS have bellows.

So what bellows? Just the shaft? No shift cable no thru prop exhaust no impeller or water hoses... right?

That's correct Excalibur , the TRS only has a bellows over the input shaft . The shift cable is in board to the tranny and the oil reservoir has a seal between the gimbal and the drive . The water pick up is external and the exhaust has no bellows . RG.

Bellows leak on mine leaked through the output shaft bearing and put water in the transmission.

How did I miss this thread? Great looking boat!

Thanks for sharing!

Padraig

[ATTACH=CONFIG]550942[/ATTACH]I have been busy at work this week and it's been cold so I haven't got a lot done but we are assembling one of the motors tomorrow morning and my friend has a running engine stand so we can do a breaking procedure before they are in the boat. Also my transmission in my truck started slipping so there are putting a new "built" trany in today. I also got 4.56 gears and some helper springs for my truck. I know everyone on here will think I'm an idiot but I'm pulling the hawk with my 1/2 ton lifted truck on 35s.